Beekeeper Mary O’Riordan on the by-products of a hive

The Healing Bee by Roch Domerego from Northern Bee Books €10 approx. www.northernbeebooks.co.uk

Roch Domerego is one of the most eminent specialists in the field of Apitherapy, he is also a naturotherapist, and a university professor. He is vice president of the Apitherapy Commission within Apimondia, which is the central body for beekeepers from all over the world, was born in France, but now lives in Brussels.

Apitherapy the science of healing through the use of bee products, which is a mixture of traditional and modern thinking, and which reconciles man with nature, has always been common knowledge. Products from the hive are good for health and our great-grandparents probably used honey for all sorts of ailments, especially burns.